… The latest polls have shown sharp drops in Biden’s approval rating, driven in part by widespread opposition to “the way” his administration handled its (otherwise popular) exit from Afghanistan. Yet this political fiasco is not a development that the media covered so much as one that it created. … […] Read more »
Will Afghanistan Take Biden Down? Not Likely.
President Joe Biden’s critics seem to smell blood in the water over the catastrophic situation in Afghanistan. Donald Trump wants Biden to resign over the issue; Florida Sen. Rick Scott has suggested Biden’s removal via the 25th amendment. It’s not just Republicans: a fair number of prominent Democrats are worried […] Read more »
Americans’ harsh judgment on Afghanistan costs Biden’s approval, down to 41%
Was the longest war worth it? After two decades of combat, Americans by more than 2-1 say the war in Afghanistan, launched in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, wasn’t worth it. In a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll, 3 of 4 predict the Taliban-led country will once again become […] Read more »
Why Biden’s Afghanistan exit wasn’t about good politics
In ending America’s longest war, President Joe Biden did something popular. It was never going to help him politically. That was true before damaging images of chaos and desperation filled American television screens last week. The reason is that public opinion about the Afghanistan conflict, as with most overseas events […] Read more »
Biden job approval falls; handling of troop removal is negative but support for withdrawal remains
Most Americans have wanted to withdraw from Afghanistan for a while, and most still do. But not like this. Public reaction to what’s happened there is decidedly negative, with Americans now fearing wider repercussions from a heightened threat of terrorism. Back home, the public weighs in with rough judgments on […] Read more »
Biden’s job ratings decline amid Covid surge, Afghanistan withdrawal
After a spike in U.S. Covid-19 cases and bipartisan criticism over the chaos from America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden’s overall job-approval rating has dipped below 50 percent among adults for the first time in his early presidency, according to a new NBC News poll. The poll also finds […] Read more »